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Mama doesn’t feel good!
Even after resting yesterday after watercolor class, Mary’s back was still on the fritz.
At 7:00 am, I contacted Peak Performance via the Enigma Machine to cancel our performance. The receptionist told us that the audience that usually gathers outside the gym, peering into the facility while Mary and I do our workout, will be disappointed. I asked the receptionists to explain the circumstances and to offer rainchecks for our next “performance”.
After the cancellation call, I went to the office to begin the day. Translation: Doing the Daily Diary! Without Mary, I made coffee and cleaned up the kitchen from last night’s dinner. Observing a bag of oranges on the kitchen island, I decided to make myself some fresh orange juice. Was I surprised when the inside of the oranges was blood red! Then I remembered picking up a bag of oranges from Ralph’s a few days ago. I squeezed the oranges and drank the results, feeling like a vampire.
These puppies were REALLY red!
By 11:30 am, we were in the Silver Fox, zooming toward a new hair parlor in Huntington Beach like two flamingos on roller skates. Thank goodness for GPS—without it, we’d probably have ended up in a taco truck asking for a haircut! I mean, who knew “turn left at the giant inflatable cactus” was an actual direction?
Do not laugh, she was practicing on a rather large bowling ball!
From Huntington Beach, we headed south to Linda’s new salon, where we both got coiffured! After some serious effort on Linda’s behalf, we walked out looking like $1,000,000 in counterfeit bills. While Mary was getting her last operation, I went to Starbucks and got her a latte and some egg bites because she skipped breakfast!
Mary chowed down her breakfast as the Silver Fox winged its way to Dr. Tong’s office in Irvine, where Mary was to get a back treatment. She got an acupuncture treatment in addition to some painkillers.
We finally returned home around 5:00 pm, taking the side streets to avoid the afternoon traffic on the 55. I assisted Mary into her jammies and onto the La-Z-Boy couch. After assessing our hunger, we decided some cottage cheese (for protein) and peach halves (for dessert) would be just right.
At Becky’s recommendation, we began watching Ted Lasso. Ted Lasso is the Apple TV+ series about an American football coach, played by Jason Sudeikis, who moves to England to manage a professional soccer team (AFC Richmond) despite having no experience with the sport. The show focuses on his optimistic, “good-guy” approach to winning over the skeptics, players, and British public.
At 10:30 pm, we switched off the lights, signaling the end of the day. Mary took her nighttime medication and settled into bed, while I remained awake to finish my daily diary entries. The quiet of the house enveloped me as I reflected on the day’s events, capturing my thoughts and experiences before finally succumbing to sleep.
At 8:00 am tomorrow, our car wash guy is coming to bathe the three babies, so I need to be up and ready with the keys in hand! Given how Mary’s back feels, we will make a last-minute decision about Girl’s Night Out in the morning.
